Feminist Movement Research Paper

The feminist movement has been gaining rights for women for a long time and continue to try and advance the standing if women in society. Today women are treated almost equally to men but that was obviously not always the case. While women today have to fight to overcome things like stereotypes and equal pay, women of the ancient times were faced with much bigger challenges in both their religions and societies. Ancient documents such as The Koran display that though women were obviously cared about and cherished were treated as second class citizens. Especially in matters of money and authority within even their own families.
Inheritance is a heavily covered topic in the section of The Koran that covers women’s rights and expectations. It is a widely known fact that men dominate in ancient times, therefore they receive more inheritance than women, “A male shall inherit twice as much as a female” (1153). Mothers are put after her male children, “if he leave no children…his mother shall have a third. If he have brothers his mother shall have a sixth” (1153). As an elder modern standards would assume that the mother would receive more than her children but it’s shown that because her gender she is second class. Wives also receive much less than expected, “Your wives shall inherit …show more content…
The penalty is not a light one for any married women, slave or not, “If any of your women commit a lewd act, call in four witnesses from among yourselves against them; if they testify to their guilt confine them to their houses till death over takes them or till God finds another way for them” (1154). Men who commit the same offense are punished and if they repent they are let go. Some women still live under these rules today, there is however good sides to The Koran concerning